Gavkharshadbegum - Widow of Shukhrukh, son of Timur, she was temporary governor while raising her son Ulugbek.

Kanishka (79 to 140 AD) Kushan king who favored cultural and technical development and exchange, as well as religious tolerance. Under his reign, Buddhism spread from India along the trade routes to China. He established a sponsorship system whereby rich merchants contributed building material for Buddhist sites. He fostered religious tolerance towards Zoroastrianism and the Nestorians and Manicheans.

Khudayar Khan - last Khan of the Kokand khanate.

Mani (approx. 276 AD) - founder of the religion Manichaeism (Gnostics) and played an outstanding role in the history of Central Asia, especially in Bactria, Sogdia, Margilan and Tashkent.

Roxanne (325 BC) - Sogdian princess who became the wife of Alexander the Great.

Tumaris (4th c. BC) - Queen and leader of the Massagets (Skyths). Her victory over the Achemenids King of Medeos was preceded by diplomatic efforts, having urged him to give up his plans for territorial expansion.